Actress Bhagyashree said that before Salman Khan was finalised for 'Maine Pyar Kiya', actors such as Sanjay Kapoor, Kunal Goswami and Prosenjit Chatterjee had auditioned to play the male lead in the film. Bhagyashree added that director Sooraj Barjatya "was very keen" on casting her as the female lead and she was his "first and last choice".